Coutts has appointed John Saunders as managing director (MD) for the private bank’s Western European, American and resident non-domiciled (RND) clients.
Based in London, John will oversee the Western Europe and America’s desks, with a team of 50 client advisers and support staff.
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Prior to joining Coutts, John spent five years at Barclays Wealth where he successfully built and ran specialist teams of High Net Worth (HNW) bankers focused on RND, Court of Protection clients and charity, financial and city professionals.
John has more than 20 years experience in the financial services industry, formerly as in-house counsel for UBS Warburg and head of legal at UBS wealth management (WM), latterly as chief of staff for UBS (WM) and deputy head of UBS’s UK WM business.
Michael Morley, chief executive, Coutts & Co commented: "Coutts is delighted to welcome John to the team. With over 20 years’ industry experience, his appointment is confirmation of our commitment to the development of our services for international clients based in the UK. John’s expertise of working with notable RND’s from the legal, accountancy, finance and charity sectors will be a significant benefit to the existing business and his role within Coutts."
